associate vt.使发生联系；使联合；结交
(教材P21)Which of the pictures below do you associate with the following places in Australia?
下面哪张照片你能和澳大利亚的下列地方联系起来？
We should associate ourselves with this large firm.
我们应该和这家大公司联合。
I always associate her with roses.
我总是把她与玫瑰花联想在一起。
①associate sth.with sth. 将一事与另一事联系起来
associate...with (思想上)联系，(业务上)合作
associate with sb. 与……为友/交往
be associated with sb.in... 与……联合做……
②association n. 协会，社团；联系，关系；联想
in association with... 与……合伙
They prefer to associate with young people.
他们更喜欢与年轻人交往。
We often associate China with the Great Wall.
我们常把中国和长城联系在一起。
完成句子
①他结交各种各样的朋友。
He all sorts of people.
②很多外国人想起中国就想到了中国功夫。
Many foreigners Chinese Kung fu.
③我同他一起做那个项目。
I him in the project.
【答案】 ①associates with ②associate China with
③was associated with/was in association with
